Purpose To compare outcomes of big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for macular corneal dystrophy. Design Prospective, randomized, interventional case series. Methods setting : Single hospital….
Purpose To describe outcomes of corneal transplantation for irreversible corneal decompensation from corneal endotheliitis in Asian eyes. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods We reviewed consecutive patients with corneal endotheliitis…
Purpose To assess refractive error after cataract surgery combined with Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty using adjusted keratometric (K) readings to calculate intraocular lens (IOL) power. Design Prospective, interventional case…
Purpose To compare concentrations of tear cytokines in 3 groups composed of Sjögren syndrome (SS) dry eye, non–Sjögren syndrome (non-SS) dry eye, and normal subjects. Correlations between ocular surface parameters…
Purpose To develop a method for automatizing the detection of subclinical keratoconus based on a tree classification. Design Retrospective case-control study. Methods setting : University Hospital of Bordeaux. participants :…
Purpose To describe an approach to diagnosing the uveitides, a collection of about 30 separate diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation. Design Perspective. Methods Integration of clinical approach with a more…
Purpose To review and interpret the anatomy of the optic nerve head (ONH) detected with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) pertaining to the clinical examination of the optic disc…
The association between aspirin use and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has garnered much attention in the lay press and led to many patients with AMD asking their ophthalmologists about…
In January 2002, United States (US) eye doctors celebrated what was perceived as a huge victory: Medicare’s first-time coverage of a screening benefit for an ocular disease, glaucoma. The benefit…
